. >> for director burkowski - our neighbors might imply why it is difficult to reduce the number of weapons flowing across our southwest border to mexico? >> i am not sure that i would say it is so difficult. it is something that in the past -- much like bob is talking -- we were not focused on what was leaving, we were focused on what was coming in. over the last year, we have put more resources into looking at what is going out. we have started to interdict those weapons going south. there is safe bi-directionality that has become increasingly important and we believe the enforcement posture has increased as a result. >> we will get a microphone runner over. >> thank you. what happened that let the detroit bomber get through the system? gues>> i think the director spoo this. he got through because there was a breakdown in processes that were stood up. he got her based on the policy decisions that were made before about how someone gets raised to the watch list. one thing we try to do is to make sure we have all the information on an individual that we possibly can and give that informatio

notable in this republican primary because of the political feud that the former governor had with the burkowskiamily -- the murkowski. lisah palin defeated lis murkowski's father. she had a strained relationship anwith senator murkowski since then. her husband todd and miller are friends. he did a fundraiser for miller. there are some interesting dynamics and balding sarah palin up there. the tea party express group -- there are so many interesting dynamics involving sarah palin up there. the tea party has run television and radio advertisements to support miller and it has not seem to like ahead of the primary that the tea party message and the palin endorsement has done much for miller or help them catch on in the state against lisa murkowski. lisa murkowski is quite confident headed into tuesday. they have a her up by about 20 points. there were polls that suggest the raise was that a similar margin. joe miller has not been able to catch the tea party and enthusiasm that other republicans have. host: sarah palin is not as popular in your state. guest: there was a poll that pegged her disappr